Chromosomal Integrity after UV Irradiation Requires FANCD2-Mediated Repair of Double Strand Breaks.

abstract：:The contributions of the Sgs1, Mph1, and Srs2 DNA helicases during mitotic double-strand break (DSB) repair in yeast were investigated using a gap-repair assay. A diverged chromosomal substrate was used as a repair template for the gapped plasmid, allowing mismatch-containing heteroduplex DNA (hDNA) formed during reco...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mitchel K,Lehner K,Jinks-Robertson S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A robust, bistable switch regulates the fluctuations between wakefulness and natural sleep as well as those between wakefulness and anesthetic-induced unresponsiveness. We previously provided experimental evidence for the existence of a behavioral barrier to transitions between these states of arousal, which we call n...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Joiner WJ,Friedman EB,Hung HT,Koh K,Sowcik M,Sehgal A,Kelz MB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcript elongation by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is accompanied by conserved patterns of histone modification. Whereas histone modifications have established roles in transcription initiation, their functions during elongation are not understood. Mono-ubiquitylation of histone H2B (H2Bub1) plays a key role in coord...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sansó M,Lee KM,Viladevall L,Jacques PÉ,Pagé V,Nagy S,Racine A,St Amour CV,Zhang C,Shokat KM,Schwer B,Robert F,Fisher RP,Tanny JC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonreplicating type I uracil auxotrophic mutants of Toxoplasma gondii possess a potent ability to activate therapeutic immunity to established solid tumors by reversing immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment. Here we engineered targeted deletions of parasite secreted effector proteins using a genetically tra...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Fox BA,Sanders KL,Rommereim LM,Guevara RB,Bzik DJ

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic architecture of the small and isolated Greenlandic population is advantageous for identification of novel genetic variants associated with cardio-metabolic traits. We aimed to identify genetic loci associated with body mass index (BMI), to expand the knowledge of the genetic and biological mechanisms under...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Andersen MK,Jørsboe E,Skotte L,Hanghøj K,Sandholt CH,Moltke I,Grarup N,Kern T,Mahendran Y,Søborg B,Bjerregaard P,Larsen CVL,Dahl-Petersen IK,Tiwari HK,Feenstra B,Koch A,Wiener HW,Hopkins SE,Pedersen O,Melbye M,Boy

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Exome sequencing has been widely used in detecting pathogenic nonsynonymous single nucleotide variants (SNVs) for human inherited diseases. However, traditional statistical genetics methods are ineffective in analyzing exome sequencing data, due to such facts as the large number of sequenced variants, the presence of ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Wu J,Li Y,Jiang R

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in fruit weight of cultivated vegetables and fruits accompanied the domestication of these crops. Here we report on the positional cloning of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) controlling fruit weight in tomato. The derived allele of Cell Size Regulator (CSR-D) increases fruit weight predominantly through enl...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mu Q,Huang Z,Chakrabarti M,Illa-Berenguer E,Liu X,Wang Y,Ramos A,van der Knaap E

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the transcriptional regulation of pluripotent cells is of fundamental interest and will greatly inform efforts aimed at directing differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells or reprogramming somatic cells. We first analyzed the transcriptional profiles of mouse ES cells and primordial germ cells and ide...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Grskovic M,Chaivorapol C,Gaspar-Maia A,Li H,Ramalho-Santos M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codon usage bias affects protein translation because tRNAs that recognize synonymous codons differ in their abundance. Although the current dogma states that tRNA expression is exclusively regulated by intrinsic control elements (A- and B-box sequences), we revealed, using a reporter that monitors the levels of indivi...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sagi D,Rak R,Gingold H,Adir I,Maayan G,Dahan O,Broday L,Pilpel Y,Rechavi O

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying immune system recognition of different types of pathogens has been extensively studied over the past few decades; however, the mechanism by which healthy self-tissue evades an attack by its own immune system is less well-understood. Here, we established an autoimmune model of melanotic mass fo...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Kim MJ,Choe KM

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenesis of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes requires a concerted maturation of both the small (SSU) and large subunit (LSU). We demonstrate here that the m(5)C methyltransferase NSUN4, which forms a complex with MTERF4, is essential in mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis as mitochondrial translation is abolished in...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Metodiev MD,Spåhr H,Loguercio Polosa P,Meharg C,Becker C,Altmueller J,Habermann B,Larsson NG,Ruzzenente B

更新日期：2014-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of 5-methylcytidine (m(5)C) in tRNA and rRNA molecules of a wide variety of organisms was first observed more than 40 years ago. However, detection of this modification was limited to specific, abundant, RNA species, due to the usage of low-throughput methods. To obtain a high resolution, systematic, and ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Edelheit S,Schwartz S,Mumbach MR,Wurtzel O,Sorek R

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the molecular level, the evolution of new traits can be broadly divided between changes in gene expression and changes in protein-coding sequence. For proteins, the evolution of novel functions is generally thought to proceed through sequential point mutations or recombination of whole functional units. In Saccharo...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Baker EP,Hittinger CT

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Nrf2, a transcriptional activator of cell protection genes, is an attractive therapeutic target for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Current Nrf2 activators, however, may exert toxicity and pathway over-activation can induce detrimental effects. An understanding of the ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Kerr F,Sofola-Adesakin O,Ivanov DK,Gatliff J,Gomez Perez-Nievas B,Bertrand HC,Martinez P,Callard R,Snoeren I,Cochemé HM,Adcott J,Khericha M,Castillo-Quan JI,Wells G,Noble W,Thornton J,Partridge L

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mp is an irradiation-induced mouse mutation associated with microphthalmia, micropinna and hind limb syndactyly. We show that Mp is caused by a 660 kb balanced inversion on chromosome 18 producing reciprocal 3-prime gene fusion events involving Fbn2 and Isoc1. The Isoc1-Fbn2 fusion gene (Isoc1(Mp)) mRNA has a frameshi...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Rainger J,Keighren M,Keene DR,Charbonneau NL,Rainger JK,Fisher M,Mella S,Huang JT,Rose L,van't Hof R,Sakai LY,Jackson IJ,Fitzpatrick DR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic regions that are unusually divergent between closely related species or racial groups can be particularly informative about the process of speciation or the operation of natural selection. The two sequenced genomes of cultivated Asian rice, Oryza sativa, reveal that at least 6% of the genomes are unusually div...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Tang T,Lu J,Huang J,He J,McCouch SR,Shen Y,Kai Z,Purugganan MD,Shi S,Wu CI

更新日期：2006-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary rescue occurs when a population that is threatened with extinction by an environmental change adapts to the change sufficiently rapidly to survive. Here we extend the mathematical theory of evolutionary rescue. In particular, we model evolutionary rescue to a sudden environmental change when adaptation in...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Orr HA,Unckless RL

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The hallmark of canonical Wnt signaling is the transcriptional induction of Wnt target genes by the beta-catenin/TCF complex. Several studies have proposed alternative interaction partners for beta-catenin or TCF, but the relevance of potential bifurcations in the distal Wnt pathway remains unclear. Here we study on a...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Franz A,Shlyueva D,Brunner E,Stark A,Basler K

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is a normal resident of the gastrointestinal tract and also the most prevalent fungal pathogen of humans. It last shared a common ancestor with the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae over 300 million years ago. We describe a collection of 143 genetically matched strains of C. albicans, each of which...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Homann OR,Dea J,Noble SM,Johnson AD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic background of complex diseases is proposed to consist of several low-penetrance risk loci. Addressing this complexity likely requires both large sample size and simultaneous analysis of different predisposing variants. We investigated the role of four thrombosis genes: coagulation factor V (F5), intercellu...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Auro K,Alanne M,Kristiansson K,Silander K,Kuulasmaa K,Salomaa V,Peltonen L,Perola M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cases protein assemblies are stabilized by covalent bonds, one example of which is the formation of intra- or intermolecular ε-(γ-glutamyl)lysil cross-links catalyzed by transglutaminases (TGases). Because of the potential for unwanted cross-linking reactions, the activities of many TGases have been shown to b...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Fernandes CG,Martins D,Hernandez G,Sousa AL,Freitas C,Tranfield EM,Cordeiro TN,Serrano M,Moran CP Jr,Henriques AO

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have transformed our understanding of the genetics of complex traits such as autoimmune diseases, but how risk variants contribute to pathogenesis remains largely unknown. Identifying genetic variants that affect gene expression (expression quantitative trait loci, or eQTLs) is c...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Peters JE,Lyons PA,Lee JC,Richard AC,Fortune MD,Newcombe PJ,Richardson S,Smith KG

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic mutations in the nuclear genome are required for tumor formation, but the functional consequences of somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are less understood. Here we identify somatic mtDNA mutations across 527 tumors and 14 cancer types, using an approach that takes advantage of evidence from both geno...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Stewart JB,Alaei-Mahabadi B,Sabarinathan R,Samuelsson T,Gorodkin J,Gustafsson CM,Larsson E

更新日期：2015-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Krüppel-associated box domain-zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) are tetrapod-specific transcriptional repressors encoded in the hundreds by the human genome. In order to explore their as yet ill-defined impact on gene expression, we developed an ectopic repressor assay, allowing the study of KRAB-mediated transcription...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Groner AC,Meylan S,Ciuffi A,Zangger N,Ambrosini G,Dénervaud N,Bucher P,Trono D

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of the XPF-ERCC1 endonuclease causes a dramatic phenotype that results in progeroid features associated with liver, kidney and bone marrow dysfunction. As this nuclease is involved in multiple DNA repair transactions, it is plausible that this severe phenotype results from the simultaneous inactivation of both br...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mulderrig L,Garaycoechea JI

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Over half of all proteins are glycosylated, and alterations in glycosylation have been observed in numerous physiological and pathological processes. Attached glycans significantly affect protein function; but, contrary to polypeptides, they are not directly encoded by genes, and the complex processes that regulate th...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Lauc G,Essafi A,Huffman JE,Hayward C,Knežević A,Kattla JJ,Polašek O,Gornik O,Vitart V,Abrahams JL,Pučić M,Novokmet M,Redžić I,Campbell S,Wild SH,Borovečki F,Wang W,Kolčić I,Zgaga L,Gyllensten U,Wilson JF,Wright

更新日期：2010-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies of the HapMap lymphoblastoid cell lines have identified large numbers of quantitative trait loci for gene expression (eQTLs). Reanalyzing these data using a novel Bayesian hierarchical model, we were able to create a surprisingly high-resolution map of the typical locations of sites that affect mRNA lev...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Veyrieras JB,Kudaravalli S,Kim SY,Dermitzakis ET,Gilad Y,Stephens M,Pritchard JK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal intestine is a very complex and dynamic organ that must rapidly adapt and remodel in response to a barrage of environmental stimuli during the first few postnatal weeks. Recent studies demonstrate that the zinc finger transcriptional repressor Blimp1/Prdm1 plays an essential role governing postnatal repro...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mould AW,Morgan MA,Nelson AC,Bikoff EK,Robertson EJ

更新日期：2015-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Light and microRNAs (miRNAs) are key external and internal signals for plant development, respectively. However, the relationship between the light signaling and miRNA biogenesis pathways remains unknown. Here we found that miRNA processer proteins DCL1 and HYL1 interact with a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcript...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sun Z,Li M,Zhou Y,Guo T,Liu Y,Zhang H,Fang Y

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide meta-analyses identified 157 loci associated with cross-sectional lipid traits. Here we tested whether these loci associate (singly and in trait-specific genetic risk scores [GRS]) with longitudinal changes in total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels in a population-based prospective coho...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Varga TV,Sonestedt E,Shungin D,Koivula RW,Hallmans G,Escher SA,Barroso I,Nilsson P,Melander O,Orho-Melander M,Renström F,Franks PW

更新日期：2014-06-12 00:00:00